Saving to buy...a house.

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Good idea!
If you've been making it on your old income, maybe consider taking a certain percentage of your increased income in savings with each check. Depending on how fast you want to be able to afford a house, will determine how large an amount you will want to save.

For me, the best way to save is to have a specific amount deposited directly into savings before I even see it. Sit down together and figure just how much all your monthly expenses are, what your monthly income is, and based on that, what you can afford to set aside out of each check. I'd suggest putting it in both your names, but also have a long serious talk abut whether you want it to be "Angie AND____" or "Angie OR___" If it's AND you both have to sign to withdraw funds. If it's OR and one of you gets ornery or greedy, you can clean the other out and it would be totally legal. I know this sounds far fetched right now, but believe me it has happened. I'd only use OR if I was with someone who I felt was at least as much of a penny pincher as I am. If you're saving for a house and he finds a bargain on a big screen and surprises you by blowing $3000 of it for Superbowl... it's a big difference in those 2 little words.